Dr Russell Thackeray - Q&A Session January 8 2024

Resilience Unravelled

Keywords

Resilience - Toxic Resilience - Burnout - Leadership Styles - Adaptability

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Russell Thackeray answers some resilience-based questions that have been put to him recently by listeners. This is the first podcast Dr Thackeray has done in this format and today he covers a range of subjects including toxic resilience and how it relates to leadership, how toxic resilience can lead to burnout, different styles of leadership and the relationship between adaptability and resilience.

Main topics

Dr Thackeray explains what toxic resilience is and its connection to toxic leadership. He explains that toxic resilience is not a real concept, but rather a result of leaders expecting constant strength and performance from their employees without considering their well-being which can lead to burnout and a loss of energy needed for the job. He also addresses the topic of leadership styles, highlighting the importance of adapting one's style to fit individual team members' needs and situations.

Dr Thackeray stresses the need for professional conversations and treating employees as adults and suggests that effective leadership is adaptable and driven by task requirements, available resources, time constraints, and risk levels. He also discusses the difference between resilience and adaptability and feels that adaptability is a subset of resilience.

Timestamps

1. Introductions - 00:02-00 - 00:46

2. Question 1. Is there such a thing as toxic resilience? - 01:11-04:39

3. Question 2. What would Dr Thackeray’s preferred style of leadership be? - 05:48-09:11

4. Question 3. Is there a link between adaptability and resilience? - 12:02-13:47

5. Predictions and Expectations for 2024 - 13:58-18:40

6. Conclusion and Invitation for more Questions - 18:41-18:54

Action items

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